FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Federal Way officials are planning to ask the city council next month to establish a midnight curfew for young people.

The city is delicately crafting a curfew, which would make it illegal for juveniles to be out between midnight and 6 a.m. with a few exceptions

If the city council approves the plan, Federal Way would be one of the first cities in Washington to adopt a teen curfew since the Washington Supreme Court struck down Sumner's curfew in 2003. The court ruled that Sumner's curfew ordinance was too vague and infringed on juveniles' constitutional rights.

Tacoma and Auburn also have youth curfews from midnight to 6 a.m. every day. Federal Way officials are studying those laws, which make exceptions for running an errand for a parent, traveling for work or for an emergency. The Federal Way rule would also have specific exemptions.

"I think that if it's only a certain few people, why punish everyone for it?" says 15-year-old Brittany Willard.  She hangs out with her friends at Federal Way's Steel Lake skate park.  Some of them are there well into the night, nearly every night of the week.

"I'm up after midnight a lot, but I do go to school every day," said Brittany.

But is there a valid reason to be out that late?  Some Federal Way city leaders point to crimes committed by some juveniles after hours.

"The graffiti type, malicious mischief type of calls, also theft type of crimes, assault, rape, sex offenses," said Chief Brian Wilson, Federal Way Police.

But, it's a touchy legal subject.

"It is a challenge to come up with a constitutionally valid ordinance," said Wilson.

The state supreme court previously ruled the City of Sumner's curfew was invalid, saying the vague curfew infringed on juveniles' constitutional liberties.

Yet, others are more concerned about safety.  Vandals attacked Laura Tuey's daughter's car.  She believes a curfew would help cut down on crime.

"It's difficult to understand how come there's so many kids out now as late as they are without parents knowing or being able to control what they're doing.  I know where my kids are," said Tuey.

The curfew may be on the city meeting agenda next month.